CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume o f Important Events
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
Imperial forces in China are prepar
ing for another big battle.
Samuel and Wiliam Muncy, twins,
o f New York City, celebrated their
93d birthday on Christmas day.
President and Mrs. T a ft escaped
their special guards and went calling
on friends for two hours on Christmas
eve.
More than 1,000,000 gallons o f mo
lasses were destroyed by fire on the
wharves o f the Boston Molasses com
pany.
Europe is profoundly impressed by
the force o f public opinion in the
United States on the Russian passport
question.
A South Chicago newspaper which
had been active against writers o f
Black Hand letters was dynamited and
the plant practically destroyed.
General Reyes, head o f the new
Mexican insurgent movement, was lo-
c tted by government authorities on a
r»nch, together with five o f his fol-
I twers, and captured.
A throng o f 100,000 people gathered
on the streets and at the windows and
on the roofs and balconies o f buildings
in the heart o f San Francisco on
Christmas eve and sang songs o f peace
and good will.
Russian and Persian troops have
had a battle near Tabriz.
Alaska delegation says that terri
tory can support millions o f people.
Persian officials declare the Rus
sians are murdering women and chil
dren in cold blood, and ignoring over
tures for peace.
Several hundred newsboys struggled
for hours in the streets o f Portland
Christmas day for coins thrown by
generously inclined parties.
Several hundred men are racing
with dog teams to a new strike on the
head o f Sixty-Mile river in Alaska.
The temperature is about 40 degrees
below zero.
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SHUSTER READY TO QUIT.
MEN OF THE HOUR IN THE CHINESE CRISIS.
YUAN REMAINS STEADFAST.
RF
Chief Concern is for Staff o f Amer
ican Assistants.
Will Resign
Teheran — M. W. Morgan Shuster,
the American treasurer-general who
has been dismissed from office by the
cabinet in compliance with the de
mands contained in the Russian ulti
matum, has sent his reply to the cabi
net, in which he stated his willingness
to han3 over his accounts when his
successor was named. He added that
his chief solicitude was for the wel
fare o f his 14 American assistants,
concerning whom nothing has yet been
decided.
Meetings were held in the various
mosques to protest against the action
o f the government. The minister of
the interior has issued an order that
new elections be held as soon hb pos
sible.
The latest dispatches from Tabriz
report a temporary lull in the fight
ing. A telegram from Shiraz, prov
ince o f Fara, where a boycott has
been instituted against the Indian
troops, reports another attack on the
Indians near Kazeroon, in which two
Sowars were killed. The situation is
regarded as serious.
Pekin— Yuan Sbi Kai, the premier,
evidently still remains steadfast in his
decision not to accept a republican
form o f government for China as the
price o f peace within the empire.
Members o f the premier’s entourage
r.-iterate that Yuan never will advise
the abdication o f the emperor and
thereby become a traitor.
They say
that if the formation o f a republic is
unavoidable he will resign as prime
minister.
It has been suspected that Tang
Shao Y i, the representative o f Yuan
and the imperial government at the
Shanghai peace conference, and Yuan
were playing a pre-arranged game
with the intention to shear the Man-
chus o f power gradually and thereby
prevent a Manchu uprising in Pekin,
but the fact that Tang has telegraph
ed friends here asking them to en
deavor to persuade Yuan o f the neces
sity of accepting a republic seeming
ly indicates that Tang and the premier
are not in accord.
A fte r many conferences prior to his
departmure from Shanghai, Tang evi
dently believed that Yuan had been
won over to the republican idea, while
on the other hand Yuan thought Tang
had been brought around to see the
necessity for the continuance o f the
monarchy.
AD M IR AL DEWEY IS 74.
Hero o f Manila Bay Holds
Birthday Party
Informal
Washington. D. C.— Admiral George
Dewey, celebrated the J4th anniver
sary o f his birth December 26. Twelve
years after all other naval officers
are by law retired from active serv
ice, the admiral was busy at his desk.
He received a few old friends at his
home in the evening, among the cal
lers being President Taft.
The admiral believes the secret o f
good health is congenial employment.
His walk is brisk, his handclasp as
firm and his energy as abundant as
that o f a man many years younger.
He appeared at his office promptly
at 9 o ’clock and plunged into his work.
A t intervals he was interrupted to re
ceive greetings and congratulations of
almost all the senior officers o f the
navy and army and then again he laid
aside official papers to scan some tel
egram or letter o f birthday greeting.
The admiral said he would head the
line o f naval officers that would pass
in review before President T a ft at the
New Y ear’s reception at the White-
house.
KIN G 'S S K U L L IS STO LE N .
Senator Borah plans a new irriga Tomb o f Black George o f Senna
tion loan which will help the Umatilla
Desecrated; Jewels Untouched.
project.
Vienna— The vault in St. Mark’s
Indicted packers in Chicago declare cemetery in which reposed for many
the public was benefitted by their bus years the bones o f Kara-George Petro-
iness methods.
vitch, founder o f the Servian dynasty,
C. L. Smith, newly appointed agri has been desecrated. The skull of the
culturist for the O.-W. R. & N. Co., former Servian chief has been stolen,
w ill visit many farms along the lire but the decorations and rings were not
touched.
to gather pracitcal information.
The coffin o f Queen Persida was not
A government engineer has ap opened. There is no clew to the dese
proved the proposed expenditure of crate) rs.
$800,000 for the improvement o f Til
Kara-George (Black
George, or
lamook bay, on the Oregon coaBt.
George Czerny) was a peasant, born
in 1766, who in 1806 became the lead
President discusses currency, army er o f the Servians in the revolt
reforms, parcels post and other topics against Turkey.
He defeated the
in a message to congress.
Turks, captured Belgrade and liber
A telephone rate war has begun in ated Servia. He was driven out of
California and is expected to extend Servia in 1813 and was murdered in
1817.
over the entire Pacific coast.
Hop interests o f America, backed
Contract is Not Yet Off.
by J. Ogden Armour, are planning a
Washington,
D. C. — American
big combine to handle the cropB in fu Treasurer General Shuster’s contract
ture.
with the Persian government to man
The powers are now trying to in age the finances o f Persia has not been
duce the Chinese rebels to accept formally cancelled, so far as the State
terms offered by the government and department can learn. A cable mes
sage received from American Minister
end the war.
Russell at Teheran, however, dealt
with plans being made to get Mr.
PO R TLA N D M ARKETS.
Wheat — Track prices: Bluestem, Shuster and his family safely out of
8 lid 82c; club, 79c; red Russian, 78c; Persia.
Hence it is assumed that the for
valley, 80c; forty-fold, 79iffi80c.
Corn— Whole, $37; cracked, $38 ton. malities attending the termination of
MillstufTs— Bran, $23 per ton; mid Mr. Shuster's activities in that country
dlings, $30; Bhorta, $24; rolled bar will not he long delayed.
The meagerness o f the news from
ley. $37<W!88.
Oata— No. 1 white, $30.60(431 ton. the Persian capital has led to the sus
Hay— No. 1 Eastern Oregon timo picion that a severe censorship is be
thy, $18((i!8.60; No. 1 valley, $16(4 ing exercised by the Russians, who
16; alfalfa, $13(0,14; clover, $11(412; control some o f the telegraphic chan
nels o f communication.
grain, $12hf 13.
Barley— Feed, $36(<r37 ton.
Rate Reduction Made.
Fresh Fruits— Pears, 50c4$L50 per
box; grapes, $1.25(41.50; cranber
Seattle — Announcement was made
ries, $12(o 13 per barrel; casabas, here o f a freight rate reduction o f 10
$1 .60 per crate.
cents a hundred pounds on lumber
Apples—Jonathans, $L50(u2.25 per
shipments from Western Washington
box; Spitzenherg, $l(«i2.50; Baldwin,
to Denver and points in that territory.
75cu$1.60; Red Cheek Pippin, $1.26
The new rate, which will go into
(<il.75; Northern Spy, $1.26(4 1.75;
etfict the latter part o f January, will
Winter Bananas, $2(u}3; Bellflower,
increase the market for red cedar
$1.10(dl.35.
shingles at least 25 per cent, lumber
Potatoes— Ruying prices: Burbanks,
men say.
The railroads have also an
90c(u$1.20 per hundred.
nounced reductions ranging from 10 to
Onions - Jobbing price, $1.50 per
20 |>er cent on fir lumber from the
sack.
Pacific Coast to points east o f the
Vegetables — Artichokes, 90c per
Rocky mountains.
dozen; cabbage, 1(4 l } c per pound;
cauliflower, $1.90(42 per crate; cu
Joy Is Fatal to Woman
cumbers. $1 .26(0.1.76 per dozen; cel
San Jose, Cal. —Joy over the news
ery, California, $4(4 4.25 per crate;
egg plant, 12c per pound; garlic, 6<o that her family had won a seven
10c per pound; lettuce, $2.60 per years' fight in the courts over a right
crate; peppers, 8(4 10c per pound; o f way through property near here
pumpkins, lro l|c per pound; sprouts, 9
(o 10c per pound; squash, lR o lJ c ; to caused the death o f Mrs. Frank Corea.
matoes, $1.76 per box ; carrots, $1 The news was told her on Thursday by
per sack; turnips, $1; beets, $1; par a mounted messenger who rushed
from the courtroom to the Corea home
snips, $1.
Butter— Oregon creamery butter, at Evergreen. Mrs. Corea was ill and
solid pack, 36; prints, extra; butter in bed. She arose to kiss and congrat
ulate her aged husband and fell bark
fat, lc less than solid pack prices.
She died
Poultry— Hens, 12c; springs, 11(4 stricken with paralysis.
12; ducks, young, 17(4 18c; geese, 12 without regaining consciousness.
(o 13c; turkeys, live, 20,0.21c; dressed,
Funeral Chargea Go Up.
choice, 22J(o23c.
St. Ismis The St. Ix>uis Livery <S
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, candled,
37Jc per dozen; case-count, 35c per Undertaking association has announced
an increase of $1 on every carriage
dozen.
and $2 ou every hearse used in fune
Pork Fancy, 8(o 8|c per pound.
rals in this city.
The readjustment
Veal— Fancy, 14(o I4 jc per pound.
Cattle — Choice steers, $5.76(o6; makes the scale uniform throughout
good, $5(o 5.60; choice cows, $4.60o6; the week. "T h e automobile has just
good. $4.26<o 4.60; choice spayed heif about ‘ put the cab to the bad.' said
the
ers. $546.26; good to choice heifers, lamia l.andvogt, president o f
"W h a t the automobile
$4.60(44.60; choice bulls. $1.25(04.50 association.
good, $4(o 1.25; choice calves, $7(0.8; hasn't done in this line the owl car
has. ' '
good, $6.76(07.
Hogs Choice light hogs, $6.66(0
Lugtage Explosive Laden.
6.66; good to choice hogs, $6.26(0.1
Pittsburg -Carrying a suit case con
6.50; fair, $6(4 6.25; smooth heavy
taining 72 sticks o f dynamite, a ndl
hogs, $6.25 o 5.50.
Sheep — Choice yearling wethers, o f fuse, and two quarts o f whisky,
$3.76(o4; choice killing ewes, $3.25 George Bridges, who refuses to tell
(0 3.76; choice lambs, $4.9<Ho5.10; anything concerning himself, was ar
good to choice lambs, $4.75(0 4.90; rested at Moenssen, Pa., a mill town
near here.
culls, 33(44.
Rather Than
Republicans.
Yield to
ARM Y REFORMS PRISO NS.
Deserters to Be Treated as Subjact
to Good Influences.
a n o vie, m i . v v r t i n « p a n g , w h o r e p r e
N E G O T I A T I O N S , A N D V I A N S H I K A 1,
V O R K E P I i l l . IC.
HE LOW , A N O T H E It
H IS F A M I L Y .
TAFT SAYS WOOL
DUTY EXCESSIVE
Recommends Reduction, But
Does Not Name Rate.
Believes Difference Between Cost at
Home and Abroad Is Proper
Basis for Tariff.
Washington, D. C.— President T a ft
sent a message to congress Thursday
recommending a downward revision of
the tariff on wool. Accompanying the
message was the report o f the tariff
board. Neither the message nor the
report attempts to fix the rate o f duty,
but the president recommends that the
proposed revision adhere to a policy of
protection based upon the difference in
cost o f
production
at home and
abroad.
The message says that the present
method of assigning the duty on raw
wool operates to exclude wools of
high shrinkage in scouring, but o f fine
quality, from the American market,
and thereby lessens the range o f wools
available to the domestic manufactur
er, and that the duty on scoured wool
o f 33 cents is prohibitory and operates
to exclude the importation o f clean,
low-priced foreign wools o f inferior
grade, which are, nevertheless, valua
ble material for manufacturing and
which cannot be imported in the
grease because o f their heavy shrink
age. Such wools, if imported, might
be used to displace the cheap substi
tutes now in use, the president says,
and continues:
"These discriminations could be
overcome by assessing a duty o f ad
valorem terms, but this method is
open to the objection, first, that it in
creases administrative difficluties and
s e n t s
r e p u b l ic
WHO
CONCEDES
P I C T U R E O F D it.
i \
p e a c e
N E C E S SITY
VAX', W I T H
tends to decrease revenue through un
der-valuations, and, second, that as
prices advance, the ad valorem rate
increases the duty per pound at the
time when the consumer most needs
relief and the produce can best stand
competition, while i f prices decline
the duty is increased at the time when
the consumer is least burdened by the
price and the producer m >st needs pro
tection.
“ Another method o f meeting the
difficulty of taxing the grease pound is
to assess a specific duty on grease
wool in terms o f its scoured contents.
This obviates the chief evil o f the
present system, namely, the discrim
ination due to different precentages,
and thereby tends greatly to equalize
the duty. The board reports that this
method is feasible in practice and
could be administered without great
expense.
"T h e y should be reduced and so ad
justed to the rate o f wool as to bear
their proportion to the real rate levied
on the actual wool imports.
“ The duties on many classes o f wool
manufacture are
prohibitory
and
greatly in excess o f the difference in
cost o f production here and abroad.
“ The findings o f the board show
that in this industry the actual manu
facturing cost, aside from the ques
tion o f the price o f material, is much
higher in this country than abroad;
that in the making o f yarn and cloth
the domestic woolen or worsted manu
facturer has in general no advantage
in the form o f superior machinery or
more efficient labor to offset the high
er wages paid in this country. The
findings show that the cost o f turning
the wool into yarn in this country is
about double that in the leading com
peting countries and that the cost o f
turning yarn into cloth is somewhat
more than double. Under the protec
tive policy a great industry, involving
the welfare o f hundreds o f thousands
o f people, has been established despite
these handicaps.
“ In recommending revision and re
duction, I therefore urge that action
be taken with these facts in mind, to
the end that an independent and estab
lished industry may not be jeopard
ized.”
Washington, D. C. — A sweeping
change in military prison methods was
instituted by order o f the War depart
ment. A ll o f the short-term prison
ers on Alcatraz island, San Francisco,
have been ordered transferred to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
A ll o f the long-term pisoners in the
latter prison are to be transferred to
Alcatraz, which will thus be made the
place o f confinement for the criminal
element, while Leavenworth will be
the place o f detention o f soldiers
guilty o f purely m ilitary offenses.
To save transportation expenss, a sec
ond criminal jail is created at Fort
Jay, Governor’s island.
The effect o f these changes is to
carry out the recently developed Brit
ish system o f treating deserters and
the soldiers guilty o f breaches o f dis
cipline as subject to reformatory in
fluences and o f segregating them from
the absolutely criminal and vicious
class.
BIG PRIZES FOR M ARCHERS.
Elks
O ffer Great
Inducements
Competitors in Parade.
to
Portland—With prospects o f from
25,000 to 30,000 uniformed marchers
in the big Elks Grand Lodge conven
tion parade here in July, the local
lodge o f Elks has decided to award
a total o f $10,000 in cash prizes for
the winners o f the different classes.
This is by far the greatest aggrega
tion o f prizes ever offered by the Elks
or any other order in the country.
These prizes will be for the lodge
making the best showing, the lodge
having the largest number o f men in
line, the one having the largest total
mileage, the best drilled marching
team, the lodge bringing the greatest
number o f ladies, the best band, the
biggest and the littlest Elk, the tal
lest and the shortes Elk, the hand
somest and the ugliest, for the most
comical costume and for a number of
special feature classes.
Happy New Year
gf M any Nations
EW YEAR'S day has for
for generations been the
occasion of revels. It has
come down to us from the
old German custom of di
viding the year at the close
of those months when It was no longer
possible to keep cattle out doors.
This was made quite a fete and In
the sixth century was merged Into
the feast of St. Martin. November 11,
on which day the opening of the New
Year was celebrated.
While In Germany Martinmas and
the New Year were identical, with
the Introduction of the Roman calen
dar the celebration was gradually
transferred to the first of January, and
with It went many of the Jolly Martin
mas customs.
Tracec of these old New Year ob
servances and supersitlons can still be
traced In the way the season Is kept
in different lands.
Our decorations of greens, for In
stance, are a relic of the old Roman
superstition of presenting branches of
trees for good luck In the coming
year.
The giving of presents has also come
to us from the Romans. They outdid
even the generous Americans, for they
used to ask for gifts. If not received,
until one of the emperors forbade his
subjects demanding gifts save on the
New Year.
One of the favorite New Year's gifts
after pins were Invented In England, in
the sixteenth century, were the rough
hand-made pieces of metal that took
the place of bone and wood skewers
Later pin money was substituted.
A gift that must never be omitted
was an orange stuck with cloves to
grace the wassail bowl. Apples, nuts
and fat fowl were popular offerings of
the season.
Gloves and glove money Is a very
old New Year custom which Is still
kept up In the Increasing use of gloves
as holiday gifts.
Even more curious are the old New
Year customs. Many of these are still
observed by old-fashioned people who
cling to the old traditions.
The old-fashioned Englishman will
formally open the outer door of his
house on New Year's eve Just at the
approach of midnight. This is to let
out the old year and usher In the new.
The Scotch make much ofN ety Year.
It Is generally ushered in with a “ hot
pint," brewed at home and drunk by
the family standing around the bowl
Just as midnight strikes.
After hearty greetings to the New
Year, the “ hot pint," with bread,
cheese and cakes, is taken to the
houses of the neighbors. The first to
enter another's home on the first of
January bestows good luck on the fam
ily for the year.
In many of the Scottish regiments
even yet the ushering in of New Year
is most picturesque. At five minutes
before twelve the soldiers, headed by
the oldest man in the regiment dressed
as Father Time, march out of bar
racks headed by the band playing
“ Auld Lang Syne.”
Just at the stroke of twelve there
comes a knock at the gate.
“ Who goes there?" calls the sentry.
"The New Year,” ,s the answer.
"Advance, New Year," is called back.
The gates are thrown open and the
smallest drummer lad In the regiment,
dressed In Highland costume, Is car
ried in on the shoulders of the men,
and marched around the barracks to
the pipers’ tunes. The rest of the
night Is spent In carousing.
Standard Hash Proposed.
Topeka, Kan.— W ith the ultimate
object o f standardizing all hash served
in public places in Kansas, the State
board o f health has instituted an in
vestigation as to the ingredients com
monly used by restaurants and hotels
in the concoction o f the dish.
“ This
department has found,” said Dr. S.
J. Crumbins, secretary o f the board,
that all mixed foods must be stand
ardized or the pure food law cannot be
New Treaty is Considered.
Commission Form Wins,
St. Petersburg— H aving accepted in enforced. The board does not propose
to denature hash— merely
tone it
Baker, Or. — Mayor Palmer made an equable spirit the notification o f
down.”
The wind blew there and
public his first annual report under the the American ambassador that the
the wind blew here.
commission form o f government and treaty o f commerce and nativation en
Traffic Advantages Hold,
And brought from Some
United States
says he believes that the new form, tered into by the
where the small New
Washington, D. C.— “ Power has not
Year.
although beset with many difficulties and Russia in 1832 would be abrogated been lodged with the Interstate com
It
tRpped
for him at each
on
January
1,
1913,
officials
o
f
the
resulting from inexperience and reor
merce commission to equalize econom
door and pane
ganization, has, on the whole, proved Russian government are now directing ic advantages, to place one market in
And never once was a
entirely satisfactory and that it is their attention to the question o f a competition with another, or to treat
knock In vain!
All good folks waited the
better, because those in charge have new treaty. It is recognized that di all railroads as a part o f one great
coming child.
given constant consideration to the plomacy o f the most experienced kind whole; to apportion to each a certain Their doors they opened and on him
municipal affairs.
The necessary will be required, especially on the territory or to acquire all to meet up
smiled.
changes and
improvements,
have American side, if negotiations for a on a common basis at all points.” Inside he stepped, with a happy face.
And
softly slipped In the Old Year'i
new
treaty
are
to
proceed.
caused an expense o f 14.7 mills, while
This important principle
was laid
place.
for next year they w ill be 6.4 mills.
down by the commission in deciding Said he: " I bring you a Box of Days,
Passport Refused to Rabbi
the cases o f the Ashland, Ohio, Fire Tied round wtlh tissue of rainbow rays:
London — Dr. M. S. Levy, o f San Brick company brought against the l give It Joyfully, for I know.
Harrington's Trip Halted.
Though all days may not with gladness
Albuquerque. N. M.— John R. Har Francisco, is a recent sufferer in an Southern railway and other roads.
glow.
Each gift bolds some precious bit of
rington. the Chicago attorney who encounter with the Russian barriers
cheer
was employed as one o f the investiga against the admission o f Jews. The
Maine Relics Are Held Up.
To win your thanks.” said the sweet
tors for the defense in the McNamara rabbi is now in Ixrndon on a world
Washington, D. C. — Sentimental
Child Year!
case and who is wanted as a witness tour, which is to last several months, ists and souvenir-hunters, as well as
and
he
has
found
that
he
cannot
get
before the Federal grand jury now
town governments and patriotic organ
probing the alleged dynamite conspir-' his passports indorsed in order that he izations have been pouring requests
may
travel
in
Russia.
“
The
Russian
acy at lavs Angeles, was served with
into the navy department recently for
a subpoena by a deputy United States ambassador told W illiam Phippe. sec relics from the ill-fated Maine. The Origin o f N ew Y e a r Gifts
marshal here.
Harrington and his retary o f the American embassy in deptarment has no authority to dis
Like the customs of Christmas,
w ife were passengers on the Chicago London, that he regetted that he was pose o f any part o f the vessel, and all
which. In their origin, are a curious
limited.
He accepted service and unable to indorse the passport o f a requests have been refused.
The de
mixture of poetry and symbolism and
voluntarily returned to Los Angeles, Jew ,” said Dr. Levy.
partment is awaiting action o f con- j
of superstition, those that belong to
leaving at midnight.
gress before making any plans for the
the observance of New Year's day are
Would Change Homestead Law.
disposition o f the wreck.-
also relics of Ideas that date from
WashinMnn. D. C. —Secretary Fish
Postal to String Heavy Wires.
early heathen ages. The French de
Japan Ready to Intervene.
New York- Minor M. Davis, who er. o f the department o f the interior,
rive their term for New Year pres
is
not
disposed
to
favor
an
out-and-out
was recently appointed superintendent
Tokio— Although the reports o f Jap-
o f telephones for the Postal Telegraph three-year homestead bill, such as anese military intervention in China' ents from the Latin word. Strenla,
the name of a goddess whom the Ro
Cable company, announced that his that introduced by Senator Rorah, o f are premature, it is understood that I
mans venerated as the patroness of
company has issued instructions to its Idaho, but rather inclines to the view preparations have been completed to !
gifts. There was a grove In Rome
construction department to proceed that the homestead period should re send an expedition to China if neces- j
dedicated to this goddess, where It was
with the erection o f additional heavy main five years, as at present, but sary. The belief prevails here that
customary to get fresh twigs, to give
copper wires between all important with the provision that the home the Shanghai peace conference is a |
as presents to friends and relatives on
steader
need
not
maintain
his
resi
points on the system o f the company
pretext on the part o f both the revolu-1 New Year's day. During the sway of
for the purpose o f extending the teie- dence upon his land the first two tionists and the imperialists, in order
the emperors. Roman subjects made
phonice use o f the same to tne inde years after initiating his entry.
that they might strengthen their m ili-! New Year's gifts to their sovereign.
pendent telephone companiea.
tary positions.
Augustus received such quantities of
Dynamite Left in Garden.
these that he had gold and silver
Antipodean
Trust
Fined.
Chaperonage is Urged.
l.os Angeles—Twenty-two sticks o f
statues made of them. Tiberius did
Sydney. Australia—The prosecutions away with the usag\ because he con
Chicago Better medical supervis high-power dynamite were found in
ion in
co-educational institutions, the shrubbery near the residence o f against the coal combine, on which sidered it too troublesome to express
training in the newer vocations for Arthur Letts, owner o f two o f the writs were served on August 26. 1910, thanks for the gifts. Caligula, on the
women, self-government and closer largest department stores in Los An for breaches o f the Australian anti contrary, reintroduced the custom, and
A fte r an in trust law. resulted in the fining o f even made up for his predecessor’s re
chaperonage o f girls were urged in geles, by a gardener.
resolutions adopted at the close o f the vestigation, the police announce! that each member o f the trust $2.500 by fusal to receive presents by requir
fifth biennial conference o f deans and they believed the dynamite had been the Federal court. The court granted ! ing those that had been offered to him
advisers o f women in state universi placed in the yard by someone who an injunction against the continuation , to be given to himsel' as arrearage».
o f the monopoly.
•
wanted to get rid o f iL
ties.
The cnafnm o' making New Tear's
It
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G o d , in whom
is the h ope o f all our
years, remember us in T h y
m ercy also in this n ew year o f
our L o rd .
R e v e a l T h y glory
in the experience o f its joys and
sorrows. Forestall its tears with
the abiding com fort o f T h y
presence.
M a k e us strong
rightly to measure all our gains
and to endure with patience
every loss T h y lo ve allows.
S h o w us T h y meaning in the
gifts and opportunities o f each
n ew day.
Assure us of T h y
help in labor, T h y delight in
our joys.
Q uicken our minds
to clear vision and our hearts to
cheerful content.
P ro v id e fo r
our bodies such vigo r as shall
b e needful fo r our allotted work.
W e leave to T h e e the mystery
o f the year’ s events, assured that
T h o u w ilt guide our w a y. W it h
hold from us all gifts w hich
w o u ld prevent T h y purpose fo r
our grow th in wisdom and in
service. O n ly d en y us not T h y
t e r n a l
E
self — T h y Spirit to instruct our
hearts. T h y w ork to share, T h y
p ea ce to still our restlessness. T h y
iresence to resolve our doubts,
n the sifting o f temptation grant
that our faith fail not, and w h en
our years are en d ed bring us to
T h y se lf, through Jesus Christ
our L o rd .
Am en .
i
J l H appy N ew Year
-t
Just at the turn of midnight,
When the children are fast asleep.
The tired Old Year slips out by himself.
Glad of a chance to be laid on the shelf«
And the New Year takes a peep.
2 Jesf Gift o f ffim e
The passing of years is like the
coming of dawn— slow, silent, lnevlte
able. The most eager cannot hasten
the quiet, irresistible movement, and
the most reluctant cannot forbid. Soma
gifts the years bring which we would
fain decline—age. sorrow, disappoint
ment. Some treasures they take which
we would keep forever— youth, beauty.
Innocence. But there are more prec
ious treasures which time cannot
supply and the years cannot remove—
friendship, patience, faith and love.—
Herbert L. Willett.
gifts, notwithstanding attempts to sup
press It, was continued after Europe
had become Christian. For a time pres
ent making was transferred to Easter,
but later It was again associated with
the first day of January.
“ Blowing in tbc Yule.”
Blowing in the yule from the grim
old tower that had stood 800 years
against the blasts of the North sea
was one of the customs of the old
town that abide, however It fares with
the Nlsse; that 1 know. At sunup,
while yet the people were at break
fast, the town band climbed the many
steep ladders to the top of the tower,
and up there, In fair weather or foul—
and sometimes It blew great guns
from the wintry sea— they played four
old hymns, one to each corner of the
compass, so that no one was forgot
ten. They always began with Lu
ther’s sturdy challenge. "A Mighty
Fortress Is Our God," while down be
low we listened devoutly.
There was something both weird
and beautiful about those far-away
strains In the early morning light of
the northern winter, something that
was not of earth and that suggested
to my child’s Imagination the angels'
songs on far Judean hills. Even now
after all these years, the memory of It
does that. It could not have been be
cause the music was so rare, for the
band was made up of small storekeep
ers and artisans who thus turned an
honest penny on festive occasions. In
congruously enough, I think the of
ficial town mourner, who bade people
to funerals, was one of them. It was
like the burghers' guard, the colonel
of which— we thought him at least a
general, because of the huge brass
sword he trailed when he marched at
the head of his men—was the town
tailor, a very small but very martial
man. But whether or no. It was beau
tiful.
I have never heard mu
sic
since
that
so
moved
me.
When the last strain died away,
came the big bella
with
their
deep
voices that sang
far out over field
and heath, and our
yule was fairly
under way.—
Century Mag.